Stop Self-Sabotage

Six Steps to Unlock Your True Motivation, Harness Your Willpower, and Get Out of Your Own Way

By: Judy Ho PhD

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Publisher's summary

Award-winning clinical psychologist and TV personality Dr. Judy Ho helps you stop the cycle of self-sabotage, clear a path to lasting happiness, and start living your best life in this a must-have guide perfect for fans of You Are a Badass, Unf*ck Yourself, and How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t.

Have you ever had a deadline for a big work project, only to find yourself down to the wire because you spent too much time on social media? Or gotten excited about meeting someone new, only to convince yourself he isn’t really interested? How many Januarys have you resolved that this is the year you’re finally going to lose the weight, only to abandon your diet in just a few weeks? If these scenarios sound familiar, you are stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage.

At one point or another, we’ve all done something that undermines our best interests and intentions. Even the most successful people get in their own way - often without realizing it. In Stop Self-Sabotage, licensed clinical psychologist, tenured professor, and television personality Dr. Judy Ho takes a fresh look at self-sabotage to help us answer two vital questions: Why do we do it? How do we stop?

Combining therapeutically proven strategies with practical tools and self-assessments, Dr. Judy teaches you how to identify your triggers, modify your thoughts and behaviors, find your true motivation, and unlock your willpower to stop this vicious cycle in its tracks. Practical and transformative, Stop Self-Sabotage is your ultimate guide to jumpstart lasting, positive change and start living the life you want.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2019 Judy Ho (P)2019 HarperAudio

Helping so much with my anxiety

Never knew my anxiety was triggering behaviors that ruined my goals. I thought I was a victim of anxiety, but this gives me power to overcome my behaviors now that I understand them.

Loved it.

I enjoyed what I heard. It was like having a person who loves you,reach out to you to save you from yourself.

Very well done and easy to follow

I love that I decided to go with the audiobook for this one because it helped me to receive the information so much better. Besides the fact it was easier to do the exercises, I loved I could go back and listen to certain parts again. I didn't realize how much I talk down to myself or fail at fulfilling goals because I avoid certain deadlines or situations. It really makes you stop and look into yourself, no joke and find out what is the root to the issues at hand. Dr. Judy lays it out there for you with facts, understanding, and warmth. She makes you feel as if you're learning from a friend rather than hard facts in a self-help book. I personally loved the in-depth self-reflection (I had been avoiding this), the steps she provides to help me to move past some things like my love of procrastination. Its a well done, well-read, a fabulous audiobook that I look forward to listening to it over and over to help me work through my own self-sabotage. Loved it!

Great info but...

Lots of homework and Journaling that is hard to do with an audio book. You'll definitely need the companion guide and a journal. I'll listen again and do the work because I think it's practical.

A very good in-depth audiobook

The author lays out the different aspects of steps in achieving a life of good morals, integrity and personal excellence. A very worthwhile read.

Excellent advice!!

Gently but directly stated. Excellent guidance to alter life habits where we get in our own way. Enjoyed this book immensely.

just need to do

I was listening to this book it's a break down of the way we act the way we act

Refresh your life cache annually with this book

I am no stranger to self-help books. The obvious gotcha with ANY type of book in this genre is obvious: you only get out of it what you put in after reading. You can agree and "oh yeah" all through the title, but if that's where it ends, you're not really helping yourself and you are actually wasting a lot of your time. What I really enjoyed most about this book is two-fold: first, with it being an audio book, I was able to enjoy some motivation while focusing on another self-improving act (walking on the treadmill). I really love audiobooks for this activity, and the performance for Stop Self-Sabotage is very well done; the reading is clear, concise, thorough and pleasing to my ear. Believe it or not, that is a deal-breaker for me, so it's why I was so pleased in this instance. Second, because it's an audio book, I was happy to have the option to print out a workbook that the author gives instructions for throughout the book. I was concerned that any action items or directives I needed to take from the book may be lost because of its format, but the link for the free print-out directed me away from that potential pitfall and offered some wonderful exercises and helpful action items to improve my approach in many ways. One exercise in particular resonates with me strongly and is very helpful, and that is Developing Values-Based Goals. Some of the other exercises that I found helpful where the "Yes, But" exercise and "Keeping your Values Handy." I definitely recommend this book for anyone looking to figure out the real reason you're not happy or moving in the direction you want and correcting it once and for all, and I intend to re-listen annually to be sure I keep myself in check.

Excellent book! I liked the clarity that it brought to the issue of self sabotage a must read for everyone.

Excellent book! I liked the clarity that it brought to the issue of self sabotage a must read for everyone.

Very Worthwhile!

More than a philosophy book, this work gives specific exercises useful in learning how to unconscious hurdles we put in our own way. Each step can evoke immediate affect so one can practice it to bring about change desired.